Community honors homeless veteran

Leon Sturzenbecher receives the funerary flag of Terry Pierce, a homeless Army veteran he wished to honor as a fellow veteran at Pierce’s memorial service Thursday at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park & Mortuary in Westlake Village.

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Bill Boecetticher plays his bagpipes at the memorial service for Terry Pierce, a homeless Army veteran, as the casket is carried through the grounds Thursday by pallbearers with Patriot Guard Riders at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park & Mortuary in Westlake Village.

Gene Lemmond (left) and Ed Romo pay their respects to fellow veteran Terry Pierce, who was homeless and honored Thursday with a memorial service attended by the Army Honor Guard, VFW Post 10049, Patriot Guard Riders and others.